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have you ever seen a bipartisan deficit reduction panel have its recommendations passed into law? >> yeah. and even when those things haven't worked perfectly, what we've-- they've had is they have had a significant impact on the direction and the movement on the way this place, the ebb and flow of this place. and so i think what you're going to see is that this-- whether they come out with a specific recommendation, two things have changed, three things. the american people and the people here understand you need to make the tax system fair so everybody pays their fair share. you need to do something about long-term structural entitlements so you can preserve them at the same time make them feasible over the next 30 years. and you need to cut discretionary spending without eating your seed corn so you can't grow the economy through innovation and infrastructure. >> pelley: having watched all of this over the last few weeks, has washington lost its ability to make deals and talk to each other? there has been so much name-calling, so much finger-pointing. >> this is a cycle. this i
have you ever seen a bipartisan deficit reduction panel have its recommendations passed into law? >> yeah. and even when those things haven't worked perfectly, what we've-- they've had is they have had a significant impact on the direction and the movement on the way this place, the ebb and flow of this place. and so i think what you're going to see is that this-- whether they come out with a specific recommendation, two things have changed, three things. the american people and the...
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with thanks to the jones day law firm for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. see you again soon. (vo) everyone wano oup, we're focused on how we can help. enabling employers to use data to improve employee health. supplying providers with insights to treat and prevent illness. partnering with states to offer stability and choice in health care. and with individuals who just want it to be simpler. to everyone who has a passion to improve health care... our question is: how can we help? unitedhealth group. built for better health. >> all i is do is speak from the heart. ly talk about the military. the border. >> tonight, president trump will address a joint session of congress. he is pledging to lay out an optimistic vision for the country. the president is two hours away from delivering the address. his first to lawmakers. we are starting with garrett haake live on the hill. >> reporter: he knows he has to reach two distinction audiences. he has to lay out the optimistic message. that need a little more optimism than what the
with thanks to the jones day law firm for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. see you again soon. (vo) everyone wano oup, we're focused on how we can help. enabling employers to use data to improve employee health. supplying providers with insights to treat and prevent illness. partnering with states to offer stability and choice in health care. and with individuals who just want it to be simpler. to everyone who has a passion to...
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scott, as for where he may have gotten that gun, law enforcement sources2íñ say his father got him a gun for his 2st -- 21st birthday about two months ago. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. the victims of the massacre were the pastor of2ym the emanuel african methodist episcopal church anding a of his congress grants ranging in age from 26 to 87. tywanza sanders. reverend sharonda coleman-singleton. reverend depayne middleton doctor. cynthia hurd. myra thompson. ethel lance. the reverend daniel simmons, sr.fl% and susie jackson.gn reverend clementa pickney was the pastor, and elaine quijano has more about him. >> reveled clementa pinckney was named pastor of the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in 2010. the 41-year-old was married and had two young daughters. marvin stewart was÷ñ a lifelong member of pinckney's congregation. >> his sermons generally would always tie into respecting each other, getting along. >> reporter: pinckney was also a state senator who became the youngest member of the south carolina statehouse when he was elected at age 23. his friends said he oft
scott, as for where he may have gotten that gun, law enforcement sources2íñ say his father got him a gun for his 2st -- 21st birthday about two months ago. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. the victims of the massacre were the pastor of2ym the emanuel african methodist episcopal church anding a of his congress grants ranging in age from 26 to 87. tywanza sanders. reverend sharonda coleman-singleton. reverend depayne middleton doctor. cynthia hurd. myra thompson. ethel lance. the...
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as the president signs the controversial law increasing america's debt, the economy continues to slide. we have norah o'donnell at the white house and hand thon mason on wall street, nancy cordes reports on the most surprising vote in washington, gabby giffords back in the capitol after the attempted assassination. images of a humanitarian disaster come in, as potentially millions of people face starvation. and in america, byron pitts has one woman's fight to end hunger among children here at home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting from washington. >> pelley: good evening. president obama today signed the compromise law that keeps the government from defaulting on its debts, but the financial markets which had been so rattled by the possibility of default found something else to worry about today. there is new evidence that the economic recovery is in trouble. and that sent skok prices plunging. the dow closed down 265 points. the index which was closing in on 13,000 in the spring fell below 12,000 today. and the s&p 500 has now give
as the president signs the controversial law increasing america's debt, the economy continues to slide. we have norah o'donnell at the white house and hand thon mason on wall street, nancy cordes reports on the most surprising vote in washington, gabby giffords back in the capitol after the attempted assassination. images of a humanitarian disaster come in, as potentially millions of people face starvation. and in america, byron pitts has one woman's fight to end hunger among children here at...
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jeb bush signed the law when he was governor. keeping in mind that we don't have all of the facts in the case yet, bush said today that he believes the law does not apply. as he put it "stand your ground means stand your ground. it doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back the debate about race and crime reminded u reminded us in a controversy in a lot of cities across the country. back in the 1960s, the supreme court ruled that police may stop and search anyone they find suspicious. minorities say they are often singled out. we asked jim axelrod to look at this with the nation's largest police department in new york city city. >> reporter: ten months ago nicholas peart was walking up his block in harlem on his try the corner deli when he says he was stopped and frisked by police. literally they had you up against the wall? >> yeah. had me up against the wall. i was that close to my destination. >> reporter: and you started less than a hundred yards down the block here? >> yes. they see me come out my building. >>
jeb bush signed the law when he was governor. keeping in mind that we don't have all of the facts in the case yet, bush said today that he believes the law does not apply. as he put it "stand your ground means stand your ground. it doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back the debate about race and crime reminded u reminded us in a controversy in a lot of cities across the country. back in the 1960s, the supreme court ruled that police may stop and search anyone they find...
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in addition to the trillion dollars of spending cuts i've already signed into law, it's a balanced plan that would reduce the deficit by making additional spending cuts, by making modest adjustments to health care programs like medicare and medicaid, and by reforming our tax code in a way that asks the wealthiest americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share. (applause) what's more, the spending cuts wouldn't happen so abruptly that they'd be a drag on our economy or prevent us from helping small businesses and middle-class families get back on their feet right away. now, i realize there are some in my party who don't think we should make any changes at all to medicare and medicaid and i understand their concerns. but here's the truth: millions of americans rely on medicare in their retirement. and millions more do so in the future. they paid for this benefit during their working years. they earn it. but with an aging population and raising health care costs, we are spending too fast to sustain the program. and if we don't gradually reform the system while protecting curren
in addition to the trillion dollars of spending cuts i've already signed into law, it's a balanced plan that would reduce the deficit by making additional spending cuts, by making modest adjustments to health care programs like medicare and medicaid, and by reforming our tax code in a way that asks the wealthiest americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share. (applause) what's more, the spending cuts wouldn't happen so abruptly that they'd be a drag on our economy or prevent us...
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he was referring to a russian law that restricts gay rights. there was a surprise in washington today that may mean the end of immigration reform. surprising, because last week, both parties were optimistic that the one thing that would pass this year would be enhancements to border security and a plan for 11 million illegal residents to work toward legal status. republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: immigration reform has always been a tough sell with house republicans, but house speaker john boehner argued today that if the push for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: it was a surprising about-face for the republican leadership. just last week, house budget care, paul ryan, told scott pelley that immigration reform was one of the party's top prioritie
he was referring to a russian law that restricts gay rights. there was a surprise in washington today that may mean the end of immigration reform. surprising, because last week, both parties were optimistic that the one thing that would pass this year would be enhancements to border security and a plan for 11 million illegal residents to work toward legal status. republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter:...
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we don't know how long this law will last. the house approved a spending bill with an amendment that would bar the district from implementing the law. >>> pinpointing exactly when weather will hit your neighborhood hours before it happens, wusa9 first alert weather. >> another beautiful evening, low humidity, comfortable temps and lots of blue skies and sunshine. temperatures right now, it feels more like june, 82 downtown d.c., but 79 in chevy chase, a lot of upper 70s. we're stealing one today. there's still some 80s, but they're comfortable, 82 toward gaithersburg, 77 toward manassas. it's one of the cases where if you want to exercise in the evening, today you can. when it's in the 90s, you can't. the beach forecast, pretty good, good friday, saturday some clouds. we'll keep it dry now, some clouds saturday, temperatures in the mid-70s pretty much across the board ocean city. we'll go to bethany and up toward rehoboth, same deal pretty much, mid-70s on friday, saturday and sunday, some clouds saturday. now we'll keep it dr
we don't know how long this law will last. the house approved a spending bill with an amendment that would bar the district from implementing the law. >>> pinpointing exactly when weather will hit your neighborhood hours before it happens, wusa9 first alert weather. >> another beautiful evening, low humidity, comfortable temps and lots of blue skies and sunshine. temperatures right now, it feels more like june, 82 downtown d.c., but 79 in chevy chase, a lot of upper 70s. we're...
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1992, competing for the democratic presidential nomination. >> he is funneling money to his wife's law firm for state business. >> you ought to be ashamed of yourself for jumping on my wife. you're not worth being on the same platform i am. >> pelley: well, politics makes strange bedfellows. today, governor jerri brown jumped on the hillary clinton bandwagon, endorsing her for president, just one week before the california primary. the polls show that she leads in california, but bernie sanders is fighting to steal the golden state. there was a scare yesterday at a sanders stop in oakland. animal rights activists jumped barricades and rushed the candidates, but the body guards surrounded sanders and the protesters were arrested. tonight, southeast texas is getting exactly what it does not need-- more rain. severe flooding than 1,000 people to flee their homes. the brazos river near houst son at historic levels. two years ago, it was dry in the drought. now at least eight people have drowned in the lone star state, and is. >> reporter: the brazos river in southeast texas hasn't looked l
1992, competing for the democratic presidential nomination. >> he is funneling money to his wife's law firm for state business. >> you ought to be ashamed of yourself for jumping on my wife. you're not worth being on the same platform i am. >> pelley: well, politics makes strange bedfellows. today, governor jerri brown jumped on the hillary clinton bandwagon, endorsing her for president, just one week before the california primary. the polls show that she leads in california,...
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federal law prohibits members of congress from using inside information to make stock trades. senate minority leader chuck schumer: >> it may well be that this trade was illegal. >> reporter: mr. trump's nominee to lead the labor department, andy puzder has drawn protest over his labor practices at his fast food restaurants. transition officials say he has growing reservations about enduring a confirmation hearing. and montana congressman ryan zinke, mr. trump's interior secretary nominee and a former navy seal, has drawn criticism for improperly bilge the government for travel expenses in the late 1990s. zinke is also skeptical of manmade climate change and clashed with vermont senator bernie sanders at his confirmation hearing today. >> there's a lot of debate on both sides of the whole lot of debate now. the scientific community is virtually unanimous. >> reporter: the trump transition has also been stymied trying to name a nominee for agriculture secretary because it's looking for more diversity in a cabinet dominateed by nominees who are wealthy, white men. transition off
federal law prohibits members of congress from using inside information to make stock trades. senate minority leader chuck schumer: >> it may well be that this trade was illegal. >> reporter: mr. trump's nominee to lead the labor department, andy puzder has drawn protest over his labor practices at his fast food restaurants. transition officials say he has growing reservations about enduring a confirmation hearing. and montana congressman ryan zinke, mr. trump's interior secretary...
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law enforct of. >> where are you from? >> the united states. >> reporter: but just last week american mohammed jamal khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in northern iraq. he traveled from the washington, d.c., region the syria to join isis, and he was not known to the f.b.i. >> what you're seeing right now is we're shaking every known bush. you're going to have a number that won't necessarily be on anyone's radar screen, and that's something we do need to be cognizant of. >> reporter: the couple behind december's san bernardino attack was not on the f.b.i.'s radar either. scott, today homeland security sent a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of the potential threats from isis. >> pelley: jeff pegues in the washington newsroom. jeff, thanks very much. in a moment, the world honors the latest victims of terror. then - those places change every few months? quicksilver from capital one puts nothing in your way. you simply earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. you can't dod
law enforct of. >> where are you from? >> the united states. >> reporter: but just last week american mohammed jamal khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in northern iraq. he traveled from the washington, d.c., region the syria to join isis, and he was not known to the f.b.i. >> what you're seeing right now is we're shaking every known bush. you're going to have a number that won't necessarily be on anyone's radar screen, and that's something we do need to be cognizant...
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. >> reporter: in january she was laid off from her job at a new york law firm. her $420 weekly unemployment check is the only way she can pay her rent. the checks end this month, and she is angry that congress did not extend her benefits. >> i've been paying taxes. i helped the banks bail out and i figure i need help. why should i be overlooked. >> reporter: late last year the government extended unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 99 weeks but worried about costs, republicans in congress are blocking efforts to keep that extension in place. so by the end of july, 3.2 million people would no longer be getting an unemployment check. at a packed unemployment office in glendale, california, today, dominic lucas worried about how he'll support his son once his benefits end. >> what do you do? you know, your hands are tied behind your back and someone is threatening to shoot you, that's how it feels. >> reporter: here's the larger problem: consumer spending is needed for the economy to recover. with millions of americans losing their unemployment checks and their
. >> reporter: in january she was laid off from her job at a new york law firm. her $420 weekly unemployment check is the only way she can pay her rent. the checks end this month, and she is angry that congress did not extend her benefits. >> i've been paying taxes. i helped the banks bail out and i figure i need help. why should i be overlooked. >> reporter: late last year the government extended unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 99 weeks but worried about costs,...
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. >> reporter: bell drove 1,100 miles from detroit with his mother-in-law and three children and spent the night in a tent in the pouring rain to make sure his family had front-row seats to history. >> i know how much enjoyment, how much excitement i got just seeing launches on television and going to space camp and being a part growing up of that, and i know this is something that at least the two boys are going to remember. >> reporter: along florida's space coast, people staked out any open patch of grass they could find. many came two days ago and slept when and where they could, all for just the incredible 42 seconds between liftoff and the shuttle ice disappearance in the clouds. >> it's one of the most amazing things i have ever seen in my entire life. i'm so emotional. it was fabulous. >> reporter: the rumble of rockets has drawn crowds to this coast for 50 years. for mercury and apollo, the shuttle's first flight, and today for its last. it was also a spectacle that left the bellboys believing the sky was no longer the limit. >> i'm going to be first kid on the moon. >> report
. >> reporter: bell drove 1,100 miles from detroit with his mother-in-law and three children and spent the night in a tent in the pouring rain to make sure his family had front-row seats to history. >> i know how much enjoyment, how much excitement i got just seeing launches on television and going to space camp and being a part growing up of that, and i know this is something that at least the two boys are going to remember. >> reporter: along florida's space coast, people...
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by law car makers have to report major problems so they can be fixed. jeff glor found that can often take years. j after defective firestone tires in ford explorers led to 200 reported deaths, in 2000 congress passed the tread act. transportation recall enhancement accountability and documentation. it's a complicated name. required car makers to track and report defects. so the national highway traffic safety administration can order fixes impose fines and potentially file criminal charges. by almost everyone's account, it is not working. >> they were bad from the start. colorado congresswoman diana da get. >> exactly the problem that we were trying to avoid when we passed this law. it seemed to be continuing, it seems to be a pattern that is happening over and over again. >> following firestone and staff material tread, toyota's problem with unintended acceleration. >> we're in trouble. it took years to fully fix. earlier this year, g.m.'s ignition switch recall began, ten years after g.m. first discussed the problem. now takata air bags. they were not
by law car makers have to report major problems so they can be fixed. jeff glor found that can often take years. j after defective firestone tires in ford explorers led to 200 reported deaths, in 2000 congress passed the tread act. transportation recall enhancement accountability and documentation. it's a complicated name. required car makers to track and report defects. so the national highway traffic safety administration can order fixes impose fines and potentially file criminal charges. by...
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laws. our police chief here in dc navigated very carefully around this issue today saying there's an investigation underway but the diplomatic immunity may be a challenge as it unfolds. even so, this can't be tolerated in dc and he will do what he needs to do that may mean that some of these folks involved, turkish security officer seen in sunglasses and dark jackets and some of whom were armed, may not be able to be prosecuted here in the united states. it may come to pass that the only leverage that the dc police department investigators have is to refer the case to turkish authorities on the hopes that they might prosecute these individuals in their country. probably not a good chance of that. otherwise, the u.s. state department could make it hard on the turks by excluding either diplomats or some of the security official who were involved. the police chief said he did not release the names or the identities of people but said the video evidence is clear and that the police investigator
laws. our police chief here in dc navigated very carefully around this issue today saying there's an investigation underway but the diplomatic immunity may be a challenge as it unfolds. even so, this can't be tolerated in dc and he will do what he needs to do that may mean that some of these folks involved, turkish security officer seen in sunglasses and dark jackets and some of whom were armed, may not be able to be prosecuted here in the united states. it may come to pass that the only...
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gillette alabama law is being challenged by the federal government. the federal appeals court has held up enforcement of some part of the law waiting for lawyers to make their arguments. three american college students arrested this week during the deadly protests in cairo were questioned again tonight by egyptian authorities. an official from the u.s. embassy was present this time. the streets of tyro were a battle zone again today. huges are demanding they give up power immediately. elizabeth palmer is right in the middle of this. >> reporter: on the fifth day of violence, a group of protesters up a side street skirmish with police who fired volleys of choking tear gas while just yards away in tahrir square itself, among the huge crowds of temstraighters, makeshift field hospitals are growing large tore cope with the constant flow of casualties. we saw one body being loaded into an ambulance. more than 30 protesters are thought to have died so far. the demonstrators are furious with egypt's ruling military council who they say has botched its role a
gillette alabama law is being challenged by the federal government. the federal appeals court has held up enforcement of some part of the law waiting for lawyers to make their arguments. three american college students arrested this week during the deadly protests in cairo were questioned again tonight by egyptian authorities. an official from the u.s. embassy was present this time. the streets of tyro were a battle zone again today. huges are demanding they give up power immediately. elizabeth...
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is now in trouble with the law herself. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 30-year-old schquana spears wanted to show three of her sons some tough love by whipping them for breaking into a neighbor's home. >> i was being a mother. who loves her kids, who want to protect her kids. and steer them in the right direction. >> reporter: according to police documents, spears struck her 13-year-old son multiple times with an electrical cord. she says it was a belt. the teen had lacerations on his arms and marks across his body. two other sons also had visible injuries. >> i reacted, and i'm the bad guy. like, it's not right. >> reporter: the single mother of six was arrested and could be child cruelty. she lost her job and custody of her kids. many in the community support her actions, including alisa nicholson, the neighbor who was allegedly burglarized. >> you know, her kids done wrong, and she spanked them, or whopped them, and i command her for that. >> reporter: winter applewhite doesn't know spears but paid nearly $400 to
is now in trouble with the law herself. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 30-year-old schquana spears wanted to show three of her sons some tough love by whipping them for breaking into a neighbor's home. >> i was being a mother. who loves her kids, who want to protect her kids. and steer them in the right direction. >> reporter: according to police documents, spears struck her 13-year-old son multiple times with an electrical cord. she says it was a belt. the teen had...
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information with russia, including corporate trade secrets and if any criminal laws were broken. >> pelley: jeff pegues for us in washington. tonight the senate is expected to confirm republican congressman mike pompeo as director of the c.i.a. earlier today the foreign relations committee approved the nomination of rex tillerson to be secretary was close, 11-10. approval by the full senate is now expected. also tonight, the new defense secretary james mattis called the secretary-general of nato to reinforce the importance that mattis places on the military alliance. mr. trump has called nato obsolete. tonight the deep south is reeling after tornadoes swept through over the weekend. at least 44 twisters were reported. 19 people were killed, more than were killed by tornadoes in the united states in all of last year. mark strassmann is in southern georgia. >> it's terrible to look here. the outside is inside. >> reporter: more than shirlene davis' heart raced when the twister hit sunday afternoon. she and her husband edgar kept moving room to room, away from their collapsing roof. what was
information with russia, including corporate trade secrets and if any criminal laws were broken. >> pelley: jeff pegues for us in washington. tonight the senate is expected to confirm republican congressman mike pompeo as director of the c.i.a. earlier today the foreign relations committee approved the nomination of rex tillerson to be secretary was close, 11-10. approval by the full senate is now expected. also tonight, the new defense secretary james mattis called the secretary-general...
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a law enforcement official tells cbs news there is no evidence of terrorism or sabotage. pennsylvania senator pat toomey toured the crash site this afternoon. describe for me the scene. >> it's a horrifying scene. there are train cars that are completely unrecognizable as train cars. they've been destroyed, completely destroyed. >> reporter: investigators will also be looking at the aging cars themselves. they date from the 1970s. pictures from inside the train moments after the crash show luggage thrown from open shelving. passengers were tossed as the train tumbled raising questions about the need for seat belts on trains. is it time to talk about phasing out some of the older amtrak cars? >> well, that's certainly something we want to understand. was that a contributing factor to either the derailment or injuries or deaths that followed? >> reporter: and tonight we have learned the identity of the engineer. cbs news can now report his name is brandon bastian. we don't know much else about him. we know that amtrak is in the process of installing automatic technology to
a law enforcement official tells cbs news there is no evidence of terrorism or sabotage. pennsylvania senator pat toomey toured the crash site this afternoon. describe for me the scene. >> it's a horrifying scene. there are train cars that are completely unrecognizable as train cars. they've been destroyed, completely destroyed. >> reporter: investigators will also be looking at the aging cars themselves. they date from the 1970s. pictures from inside the train moments after the...
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that is the largest federal law enforcement agency with 45,000 agents. here's anna werner. >> reporter: for eight years james tom shack handled sexual misconduct investigations as the chief of internal affairs at u.s. customs and border protection, and what he saudis turned him. between 2012 and 2014, he found there was a spike of more than 35 sexual misconduct cases against agents, a rate he says was significantly higher than in other law enforcement agencies. what was your reaction to that? >> a problem that i believed was a significant and serious problem was perhaps even worse than i thought it was. >> reporter: so last april tomsheck e-mailed his boss, the head of the agency, commissioner gil kerlikowske, about the disturbing and disproportionate number of cases in the agency's workforce. >>what response did you receive? >> i did not receive a response. >> reporter: a cbs news investigation found in the last six years at least 21 customs or border patrol agents have been indicted or plead guilty to sexual offenses both on and off duty, ranging from
that is the largest federal law enforcement agency with 45,000 agents. here's anna werner. >> reporter: for eight years james tom shack handled sexual misconduct investigations as the chief of internal affairs at u.s. customs and border protection, and what he saudis turned him. between 2012 and 2014, he found there was a spike of more than 35 sexual misconduct cases against agents, a rate he says was significantly higher than in other law enforcement agencies. what was your reaction to...
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it's against state law to touch it. governor nikki haley was asked about permanently removing the flag on "cbs this morning." >> there will be policy discussions, andul hear me come out and talk about it. but right now, i am not doing that to the people of my state. >> reporter: in charleston, something somethink the time for that conversation is now. n.a.a.c.p national president cornell brooks asked for meaningful dialogue about the scourge of racism. >> we say this not because we're trying to sow division but rather because we're trying to sow unity a unity of purpose a unity of commitment, a communicatee of reswroofl so that we confront the racism in our midst. and that means certainly symbolically, we cannot have the confederate flag weaving in the state capitol. ( applause ) >> reporter: those who want to keep the flag say it is not a racist symbol but rather a piece of their heritage. opinion falls largely along racial lines. 73% of whites feel the confederate flag should stay. 61% of african americans say it shou
it's against state law to touch it. governor nikki haley was asked about permanently removing the flag on "cbs this morning." >> there will be policy discussions, andul hear me come out and talk about it. but right now, i am not doing that to the people of my state. >> reporter: in charleston, something somethink the time for that conversation is now. n.a.a.c.p national president cornell brooks asked for meaningful dialogue about the scourge of racism. >> we say this...
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law enforcement sources say he came here today with the intention of conducting a suicide attack. the suspect was arrested this morning in this underground parking garage about one block from the u.s. capitol. i,-year-old amine al-khalifi, according to court documents, was wearing a vest contain what is al-khalifi believed to be a functioning bomb and carrying a mac 10 automatic weapon. the f.b.i. says his plan has been to walk to a garage to the capitol entrance, shoot capitol police officers who tried to block his way, enter the building while shooting more people, then detonate the suicide vest. officials say he had conducted surveillance of the capitol on multiple occasions to identify when it was busiest so he could kill as many people as possible. in fact, though, for months el-khalifi, who lived in nearby virginia, had been the subject of an intensive f.b.i. sting operation. he was under a round-the-clock surveillance. officials say at no time was the public in any danger. the vest and gun had been given to him by undercover f.b.i. operatives and charging documents say both
law enforcement sources say he came here today with the intention of conducting a suicide attack. the suspect was arrested this morning in this underground parking garage about one block from the u.s. capitol. i,-year-old amine al-khalifi, according to court documents, was wearing a vest contain what is al-khalifi believed to be a functioning bomb and carrying a mac 10 automatic weapon. the f.b.i. says his plan has been to walk to a garage to the capitol entrance, shoot capitol police officers...
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. >> you can't tell me that the law doesn't see colors. >> reporter: but in one posting from march, she revealed she was battling her own demons. >> i am suffering from something that some of you all may be dealing with right now. it's a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. >> reporter: the texas rangers have launched an independent investigation into what happened to sandra bland here at the jail. and, scott, the district attorney says surveillance video from inside the jail could be released as early as monday. >> pelley: sherry williams of khou reporting for us tonight. sherry, thank you. and late today the texas department of public safety told us that traffic stop procedures were violated in this case and one of the officers involved has been reassigned to a desk job. three tornadoes touched down overnight in illinois. this twister near monmouth went on the flatten homes and businesses in cameron. the town of delavan though, was hardest hit. more than 30 homes were blown apart, but there were no serious injuries. this is the anniversary of the shootdown of malaysia airlines fl
. >> you can't tell me that the law doesn't see colors. >> reporter: but in one posting from march, she revealed she was battling her own demons. >> i am suffering from something that some of you all may be dealing with right now. it's a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. >> reporter: the texas rangers have launched an independent investigation into what happened to sandra bland here at the jail. and, scott, the district attorney says surveillance video from...
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. >> it's a very scary thought that an officer who was sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to think to do something like that to an administrator. >> reporter: joe ahearn runaise charity for families of fallen officers. it gave the gliniewicz family $15,000 after his death and now wants it back that must give you no particular pleasure, either. >> none whatsoever. in 49 years we never had this happen. >> reporter: and sources confirm that the widow and a son of gliniewicz are now under investigation, scott for any connection they may have to his activity. >> pelley: dean reynolds in chicago tonight. dean, thank you. an investigation by "60 minutes" has uncovered widespread failures in the system that grants top secret security clearanceto federal employees and contractors. at issue are the background investigations of people applying for the clearances. one example-- bradley manning the soldier who posted thousands of national secrets online. his supervisor in iraq was astonished that his top secret clearance was granted. >> i pointed to the patch of our american flag that was
. >> it's a very scary thought that an officer who was sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to think to do something like that to an administrator. >> reporter: joe ahearn runaise charity for families of fallen officers. it gave the gliniewicz family $15,000 after his death and now wants it back that must give you no particular pleasure, either. >> none whatsoever. in 49 years we never had this happen. >> reporter: and sources confirm that the widow and a son of...
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but that law is being challenged as unconstitutional. today a panel of federal judges in atlanta weighed in on the most controversial parts of the law. the law requires schools to check the immigration status of students. the judges have suspended that. the law requires legal immigrants to carry papers proving their legal status. the judges suspended that, too. but the provision that allows police to detain anyone they suspect is illegal, the court let that stand. the law took effect six weeks ago and has had swift and dramatic effects in alabama, so we asked mark strassmann to show us what it all means. >> reporter: liz betancourt is scared to leave the house in florence, alabama. >> i'm illegal. i'm not from here. >> reporter: her family moved from mexico to the u.s. when liz was an infant. she's now 19 but has never applied for citizenship or a green card. under the state's new law, if she's picked up by police, she could be deported and during that process-- which can take months-- there's no legal guaranty her daughter born in alaba
but that law is being challenged as unconstitutional. today a panel of federal judges in atlanta weighed in on the most controversial parts of the law. the law requires schools to check the immigration status of students. the judges have suspended that. the law requires legal immigrants to carry papers proving their legal status. the judges suspended that, too. but the provision that allows police to detain anyone they suspect is illegal, the court let that stand. the law took effect six weeks...
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. >> we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information. >> reporter: clintonam afternoon, "we have no idea what those new e-mails are. the director owes it to the american people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining." f.b.i. director comey said it's unclear if these materials are significant or not and warned that it could take longer than 11 days, scott, to determine that. >> pelley: 11 days to the election. now let's go to major garrett covering the trump campaign. critical breaking news announcement. ( cheers ) >> reporter: donald trump broke the news about the reopened investigation to supporters in manchester, new hampshire, finding vindication in the f.b.i. move. >> this was a grave miscarriage of justice that the american people fully understood, and it is everybody's hope that it is about to be corrected. ( cheers ) complimented the f.b.i.'s decision but only last night called its original probe into clinton's unsecured e-mail server deeply flawed. >>
. >> we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information. >> reporter: clintonam afternoon, "we have no idea what those new e-mails are. the director owes it to the american people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining." f.b.i. director comey said it's unclear if these materials are significant or not and warned that it could take longer than 11 days,...
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it was a false alarm but law enforcement is not taking any chances ahead of the holiday weekend. metropolitan police chief cathy lanier: >> we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special fortunates and it will continue for the fourth. >> reporter: last week's department of homeland security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isis-inspired violence over july four. one official said, "there is no specific credible intelligence for an attack" but isis has called for attacks against the military, law enforcement, the u.s. government, and the american public. that's led to beefed up security at airports and landmarks. new york will have an extra 7,000 police patrolling july 4 events and fusion centers very set up to help coordinate information in the event of an attack. in recent weeks, investigators have stepped up arrests taking more than a dozen alleged isis sympathizers into custody including several people in the new york area. in one case, prosecutors say a 20-year-old college student had researched pressure cook
it was a false alarm but law enforcement is not taking any chances ahead of the holiday weekend. metropolitan police chief cathy lanier: >> we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special fortunates and it will continue for the fourth. >> reporter: last week's department of homeland security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isis-inspired violence over july four. one official said, "there is no specific credible...
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a federal law enforcement source tells cbs news this is a photo of malik, the photo they are working with. it is the first pwe have seen of her. the attack left 14 people dead. they were among about 80 san bernardino county health department workers who were holding a holiday celebration. homeland security security correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, malik's facebook post pledged her allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. the post was in english and issued under a different name. f.b.i. director james comey: >> the investigation so far has developed indications of radicalization by the killers and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. >> reporter: investigators have recovered computers, thumb drives, and other electronic media from the home where malik and her husband, sayed farook, lived with their six-month-old daughter. perhaps the most important find-- two cell phones discovered in a garbage dumpster. f.b.i. assistant director david bowdich says both phones were damaged deliberately. >> those cell phon
a federal law enforcement source tells cbs news this is a photo of malik, the photo they are working with. it is the first pwe have seen of her. the attack left 14 people dead. they were among about 80 san bernardino county health department workers who were holding a holiday celebration. homeland security security correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, malik's facebook post pledged her allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. the post...
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all because they didn't like one law. >> reporter: nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. nancy, the last government shutdown 17 years ago lasted 28 days. is there any progress in ending this one? >> reporter: scott, if anything the parties are more entrenched than we were yesterday. here is the latest twist: within the hour, the house will be voting on a republican plan to restore funding to three areas of the government that got a lot of attention today-- national parks, veterans affairs, and the district of columbia. now, the white house has already threatened to veto that. democrats say you can't pick and choose which parts of the got you want to keep open and which parts you want to close. i asked a tea party republican today how long he feels comfortable keeping the government closedded over obamacare. he said "that's up to leadership," scott. and another said he feels obamacare is worse for the country than a government shutdown. so he feels comfortable standing his ground for now. >> pelley: how united are the republicans in the house on this issue? >> well, we saw
all because they didn't like one law. >> reporter: nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. nancy, the last government shutdown 17 years ago lasted 28 days. is there any progress in ending this one? >> reporter: scott, if anything the parties are more entrenched than we were yesterday. here is the latest twist: within the hour, the house will be voting on a republican plan to restore funding to three areas of the government that got a lot of attention today-- national parks,...
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think it's going to impact me a lot more than it will impact a lot of the people who are making the laws right now. >> reporter: another high school senior, jack korb, likes that paul is a libertarian and antiwar. >> he believes in liberty, the noninterventionist foreign policy and i believe that's very important. >> reporter: this may seem unlikely, scott, but tonight young voters are a major part of ron paul's base. >> pelley: wyatt, thanks very much. latest polls show paul could come in second here and, of all the candidates, paul's proposals would be some of the most radical changes modern america has ever seen. we spoke with him today about how he would govern, and we started with how paul would have handled the financial crisis. >> the most important thing that should have been done is no bailouts. absolutely no bailouts. the worst thing that could have happened is what we did. >> pelley: there are many people who believe that if the federal reserve hadn't acted and the government hadn't acted, instead of a terrible recession we would have had the great depression two. >> it would
think it's going to impact me a lot more than it will impact a lot of the people who are making the laws right now. >> reporter: another high school senior, jack korb, likes that paul is a libertarian and antiwar. >> he believes in liberty, the noninterventionist foreign policy and i believe that's very important. >> reporter: this may seem unlikely, scott, but tonight young voters are a major part of ron paul's base. >> pelley: wyatt, thanks very much. latest polls show...
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. >> reporter: a law enforcement source says omar mateen's wife, noor, seen here with her head covered, is telling f.b.i. investigators she tried to stop her husband from committing the attack. investigators have interviewed her twice and given her a polygraph test. she told them the couple had been to the club before. club patron vim jan horn said mateefns a regular. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends sometimes, he would be there. sometimes heou weeks and be in again. >> reporter: investigators now believe that mateen was in the general area of pulse for several hours before entering the club at about 2:00 a.m. and launching the attack. authoritieses are trying to piece together all of his movements in the days and weeks before the mass shooting. they believe that he had also cased disney world, once in april with his wife and earlier this month, visits likely captured by a vast security network at the resort. after reviewing frefs mateen's cell phone and computer, investigators concluded he had been inspired by radical islamist ideology. in 2013, while mateefns an armed se
. >> reporter: a law enforcement source says omar mateen's wife, noor, seen here with her head covered, is telling f.b.i. investigators she tried to stop her husband from committing the attack. investigators have interviewed her twice and given her a polygraph test. she told them the couple had been to the club before. club patron vim jan horn said mateefns a regular. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends sometimes, he would be there. sometimes heou weeks and be in again....
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. >> reporter: retha thompson has two daughter-in-laws who worked, at this walmart. >> they chose to come here, and then when they put the other grocery store out of business, they want to close down and leave. i'm mad. >> reporter: pettits was the mom and pop grocery for nearly 60 years. it closed nine months after walmart opened here. larry deeds was co-owner. what made you close? >> the business. they just quit coming. >> reporter: walmart stole your business. >> yeah. >> reporter: but deeds doesn't lay all the blame at walmart's door. >> walmart didn't make pettits close. you people that quit coming made pettits close. >> reporter: deed says he has no plans to reopen. where are you going to buy your groceries now? >> i don't know. it won't be walmart. i'm done with walmart. >> reporter: scott, the 35 employees who worked here were given two options-- keep your job and relocate to another store, or take a severance. >> pelley: david, thanks. still ahead, steve hartman, but up next, a break in the hunt for three fugitives. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i
. >> reporter: retha thompson has two daughter-in-laws who worked, at this walmart. >> they chose to come here, and then when they put the other grocery store out of business, they want to close down and leave. i'm mad. >> reporter: pettits was the mom and pop grocery for nearly 60 years. it closed nine months after walmart opened here. larry deeds was co-owner. what made you close? >> the business. they just quit coming. >> reporter: walmart stole your business....
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that's according to the southern poverty law center. in south carolina alone there are 19. >> roof reportedly received a 45 caliber handgun as a birthday gift from his dad for his 21st birthday. >>> the heated presidential campaign has taken a back seat to the tragedy in charleston. candidates have canceled their events in light of the killings. earlier today south carolina senator and republican presidential candidate lindsey graham told reporters that his niece knows the suspected gunman. >> this young man apparently had a disturbed past. my niece was in elementary school with him. he was always apparently a little strange. >> graham who rushed back to charleston today adds that his niece did not recall roof making any statements tied to race. >>> emanuel african american episcopal church is the oldest church in all of the south and it played a key role in the 19th century charleston slave revolt. that church has a long strong tie to the metropolitan ame church in d.c. where we find our bruce johnson live from there talking to people
that's according to the southern poverty law center. in south carolina alone there are 19. >> roof reportedly received a 45 caliber handgun as a birthday gift from his dad for his 21st birthday. >>> the heated presidential campaign has taken a back seat to the tragedy in charleston. candidates have canceled their events in light of the killings. earlier today south carolina senator and republican presidential candidate lindsey graham told reporters that his niece knows the...
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. >> it will always be known as matias' law. >> reporter: it's the final version greson drafted of the bill that will call for virginia's department of motor vehicles to soon offer this. a license plate that will read cure childhood cancer. it's a fight the giordano family and close friends took on months ago when they learned out of the dmv's 200 and some options no such plate exists. neither does a cure for matias' cancer which is what fueled her parents' passion to get it done. >> with the ribbon the awareness will come. >> reporter: roya telling us 450 license plate applications are what they needed by early november. tonight they're holding a celebration with family, friends, and support ers to announce they actually got around 700. >> it's amazing in a sense that we are actually going to see the license plate throughout the city, throughout the town. our hope has been and will always be to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. not just for the type of cancer that matias has. for all kids. >> delegate greson plans to present the bill to the assembly when it convenes in january. on
. >> it will always be known as matias' law. >> reporter: it's the final version greson drafted of the bill that will call for virginia's department of motor vehicles to soon offer this. a license plate that will read cure childhood cancer. it's a fight the giordano family and close friends took on months ago when they learned out of the dmv's 200 and some options no such plate exists. neither does a cure for matias' cancer which is what fueled her parents' passion to get it done....
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penceys sa he complied with indiana law. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 3d scanners promise better airport security and shorter lines. lder people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. you need one of these. you wouldn't put up with an umbrella that covers you part way, so when it comes to pain relievers, aleve, live whole not part. tell you what, i'll give it to you for half off. you totanobody's hurt, new car. but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement
penceys sa he complied with indiana law. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 3d scanners promise better airport security and shorter lines. lder people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential....
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. >> pelley: no illegal drug worries law enforcement more than crystal meth. but the federal government is stepping back from that fight. that story is next. çó people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk, which can potentially be life threatening, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke. if fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. these may be signs of ttp, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than two weeks after starting plavix. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ male announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. >> pelley: after 40 years of the war on drugs, most any cop will tell you that
. >> pelley: no illegal drug worries law enforcement more than crystal meth. but the federal government is stepping back from that fight. that story is next. çó people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk, which can potentially be life threatening, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin,...
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. >> if law enforcement thinks there needs to be an investigation based on law enforcement type of facts, they make that decision. we don't need more political investigation up here. >> reporter: the president has been at odds with the intelligence community since it said the russian government interfered in the 2016 election. scott, mr. trump eventually accepted that conclusion, but he has accused u.s. intelligence agencies first of nazi and now russian tactics. one other point, admiral robert howard has been offered the job of national security adviser to replace general flynn. he is negotiating with the white house but is expected to accept that offer. >> pelley: major garrett at the white house, thanks. with incomplete information, it's impossible to know whether contacts with russia were improper or illegal. another thing we don't know is whether mr. trump's opaque businesses are involved. jim axelrod has been trying to make the questions as clear as possible with the help of a republican who has worked for three administrations. peter wehner is now with the conservative ethics and
. >> if law enforcement thinks there needs to be an investigation based on law enforcement type of facts, they make that decision. we don't need more political investigation up here. >> reporter: the president has been at odds with the intelligence community since it said the russian government interfered in the 2016 election. scott, mr. trump eventually accepted that conclusion, but he has accused u.s. intelligence agencies first of nazi and now russian tactics. one other point,...
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would be able to sue the tv station that broadcast the video, but here in russia, there's no rule of law, and nobody takes on the security service wens. >> pelley: elizabeth palmer at the kremlin wall tonight. elizabeth, thank you. well, no one has been interviewed on cement more often than barack obama. it's not even close he will make his 18th appearance this sunday with steve kroft. steve talked to the president about his wife and daughters. >> how do they feel? >> they're ready to go. i mean, the girls, obviously, you know they-- they are now of an age in which the constraints of secret service and bubbles and all that stuff has gotten pretty old. michelle never fully took to the scti lady, but it's not her preference. and so-- >> reporter: she was the hardest sell. >> she was the hardest sell, and she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is. having sailed, that she would damage, and i certainly feel that we have a lot of memories here. our kids grew up here. some of our best friends have been-- been made here in this place. there ha
would be able to sue the tv station that broadcast the video, but here in russia, there's no rule of law, and nobody takes on the security service wens. >> pelley: elizabeth palmer at the kremlin wall tonight. elizabeth, thank you. well, no one has been interviewed on cement more often than barack obama. it's not even close he will make his 18th appearance this sunday with steve kroft. steve talked to the president about his wife and daughters. >> how do they feel? >> they're...
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so one question is whether flynn violated a 200 year old law that forbids private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. jeff pegues is following this. >> reporter: in late december investigators say retired general michael flynn discussed u.s. sanctions against russia in a phone call with ambassador sergey kik. a law enforcement source tells cbs news that the fbi and other intelligence agencies gathered the information through ongoing electronic surveillance of russian officials and suspected spies. the timing of the call raised eyebrows. the obama administration had just imposed new sanctions on russia and expelled 35 diplomats because of the creme lynn's alleged meddling in the. is election. but russian president putin did not retaliate. something president-elect trump tweeted was very smart. the trump administration has acknowledged flynn's phone calls with the russian ambassador but had denied that sanctions were discussed. vice president mike pence appeared on feys faises last month. >>-- on "face the nation" last month. >> it was strectly coinsal that they had a conversa
so one question is whether flynn violated a 200 year old law that forbids private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. jeff pegues is following this. >> reporter: in late december investigators say retired general michael flynn discussed u.s. sanctions against russia in a phone call with ambassador sergey kik. a law enforcement source tells cbs news that the fbi and other intelligence agencies gathered the information through ongoing electronic surveillance of russian...
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it is the law of the land. it has been so established and settled for quite a long time. and it deserves respect, and i would respect it and follow it. >> reporter: rhode island's sheldon whitehouse: >> does waterboarding constitute torture? >> congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and illegal to use waterboarding. hole there! >> reporter: sessions was the first senator to back mr. trump and a vocal clinton critic, but he made this unexpected promise today about any potential fut >> with regard to secretary clinton and some of the comments i made, i do believe that, that could place my objectivity in question. i've given that thought. i believe the proper thing for me to do would be to recuse myself from any questions involving those kind of investigations. >> reporter: sessions said today that he would focus as attorney general on drugs coming across the border, and on bringing down violent crime. scott, republicans leaving this day-long hearing said they felt he had done well enough to get confirmed without any problems. >> pelley: nancy cor
it is the law of the land. it has been so established and settled for quite a long time. and it deserves respect, and i would respect it and follow it. >> reporter: rhode island's sheldon whitehouse: >> does waterboarding constitute torture? >> congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and illegal to use waterboarding. hole there! >> reporter: sessions was the first senator to back mr. trump and a vocal clinton critic, but he made this unexpected...
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is owned by businessman greg conigliaro and his brother-in-law barry cadden, a pharmacist. along with his extended family, conigliaro operates 12 companies, four of them, including a company that recycles foam insulation, are run from the same complex as the n.e.c.c. we reached out to the n.e.c.c. for comment and they replied with an e-mail saying that they are cooperating with state and federal officials but that they would not address the specific allegations made by the employees we spoke with. seth doane, cbs news, boston. >> pelley: 25 t.s.a. workers at newark liberty airport in new jersey are being fired and 19 others are being suspended. security cameras showed that they weren't checking the luggage properly and, in some cases, they failed to open bags that had been flagged by x-ray machines. newark, of course, is one of the airports where the 9/11 hijackers boarded a plane. a sunscreen that can lead to serious burns is the subject of a major recall. we'll have that next. ecipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ev
is owned by businessman greg conigliaro and his brother-in-law barry cadden, a pharmacist. along with his extended family, conigliaro operates 12 companies, four of them, including a company that recycles foam insulation, are run from the same complex as the n.e.c.c. we reached out to the n.e.c.c. for comment and they replied with an e-mail saying that they are cooperating with state and federal officials but that they would not address the specific allegations made by the employees we spoke...
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we'll not comment further so as to not interfere with any law enforcement investigation." >> pelley: omar, thank you very much. violent storms are moving through the south and the midwest tonight. the 500-mile stretch between dallas and kansas city could get 70-mile-per-hour winds hail and tornadoes. meteorologist mike betes of the weather channel is in hutchinson, kansas for us tonight. mike what's in store. >> reporter: scott, good evening. 21 million americans are under the threat of severe weather including tornadoes and hail the size of tennis balls. and new picture to show thu evening of the ominous skies right here in tornado alley as the threat will resume for the remainder of the evening. so far today a hand full of tornado warnings from louisiana and texas up to where we are here in kansas, and it does look like that threat will continue for some time. numerous tornado watches right now from the central plains all the way down through the gulf coast, and the threat will continue right into the weekend. severe weather on tap now including everyone from the central plains all
we'll not comment further so as to not interfere with any law enforcement investigation." >> pelley: omar, thank you very much. violent storms are moving through the south and the midwest tonight. the 500-mile stretch between dallas and kansas city could get 70-mile-per-hour winds hail and tornadoes. meteorologist mike betes of the weather channel is in hutchinson, kansas for us tonight. mike what's in store. >> reporter: scott, good evening. 21 million americans are under the...
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he said he broke no laws but he understands now he's a liability. remember this a few weeks ago? >> the state of the union is strong. ( applause ) >> pelley: so, apparently, was the wine. justice ruth bader-ginsburg says that is why she nodded off during the speech. >> and we sit there stone-faced, sober judges but we're not-- at least i wasn't-- 100% sober because before we went to the state of the union-- ( laughter ). >> pelley: she said she and her colleagues had wine at dinner doing their best to uphold the 21st amendment that repealed prohibition. this has been a week of seismic changes in the media and now one of the leading observers of the media scene has died. critic david carr of the "new york times." carr collapsed last night in the "time's" newsroom shortly after moderating a panel that included a video link with n.s.a. leaker edward snowden. earlier in the week, carr had written about brian williams and jon stewart and then tweeted "r.i.p., bob simon." but perhaps carr's most gripping story was his own. in his memoir "the night of the gun" he writes about his descen
he said he broke no laws but he understands now he's a liability. remember this a few weeks ago? >> the state of the union is strong. ( applause ) >> pelley: so, apparently, was the wine. justice ruth bader-ginsburg says that is why she nodded off during the speech. >> and we sit there stone-faced, sober judges but we're not-- at least i wasn't-- 100% sober because before we went to the state of the union-- ( laughter ). >> pelley: she said she and her colleagues had...
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. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the bombs contained an explosive similar to black powder. they were laced with bbs, ball bearings and nails. trauma surgeon said many of the injured have multiple shrapnel wounds. >> they are numerous, numerous. there are people who have 10, 20, 30, 40 of them in their body or more. >> reporter: investigators believe the bombs were hidden in black nylon backpacks. and housed inside sealable metal pots called pressure cookers. pressure cooker bombs can help boost the power of relatively small devices by briefly constraining the blast. and when the cookers do explode, they can add large chunks of metal to the shrapnel spray. the i.e.d.s have been popular with terrorists. al qaeda published a how-to recipe in an on-line magazine. several of the bombs were used in the 2006 attack on trains in mumbai india. in 2004 and 2010, the department of homeland security warned law enforcement that pressure cooker bombs could present a threat in the u.s. in the failed time square attack in may 2010, a pressure cooker was found amid the bomb component in th
. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the bombs contained an explosive similar to black powder. they were laced with bbs, ball bearings and nails. trauma surgeon said many of the injured have multiple shrapnel wounds. >> they are numerous, numerous. there are people who have 10, 20, 30, 40 of them in their body or more. >> reporter: investigators believe the bombs were hidden in black nylon backpacks. and housed inside sealable metal pots called pressure cookers....
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tim cook won't give law enforcement access to his customers' encristed texts, even though recently terrorists in paris and chat noog aten see, used encryption to conceal their communications. in an interview for some sunday's "60 minutes," cook spoke with charlie rose. the interview was before the paris attacks but cook has not changed his position. >> reporter: in the government, they say it's like, you know, you have a search warrant, but you can't unlock the trunk. >> here's the situation. on your smart phone today, your iphone, there is likely help information. there's financial information. there are intimate conversations with your family or your coworkers. there's probably business secrets. and you should have the ability to protect it. and the only way we know how to do that is to encrypt it. why is that? it's because ifs there's a way to get in, then somebody will find a way in. there have been people that suggest that we should have a backdoor. but the reality is if you put a backdoor in, that backdoor is for everybody, for good guys and bad guys. >> reporter: but does the governmen
tim cook won't give law enforcement access to his customers' encristed texts, even though recently terrorists in paris and chat noog aten see, used encryption to conceal their communications. in an interview for some sunday's "60 minutes," cook spoke with charlie rose. the interview was before the paris attacks but cook has not changed his position. >> reporter: in the government, they say it's like, you know, you have a search warrant, but you can't unlock the trunk. >>...
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law enforcement is studying the attack in france as it has after every terrorist attack since september 11. lessons learned are incorporated into counterterrorism plans. over the last 12 years the new york city police department says it used more than $1.4 billion for training and equipment and is gathering intelligence with representatives in 11 cities around the world including paris. among the concerns muslim extremists estimated 18,000 foreign fighters returning from the world's battlefields. jon carlin is the assistant attorney general for national security. what is the u.s. government doing to prevent that? >> it's been a top priority of the intelligence community working with our partners to identify these individuals overseas, to track them before they get to the united states. if they do get to the united states, to use the criminal justice system to prosecute them and to ensure that they're unable to take action on the violent plans. >> reporter: as you and clarissa discussed scott u.s. attorney general eric holder will be in paris sunday. a lot of the focus will be on these f
law enforcement is studying the attack in france as it has after every terrorist attack since september 11. lessons learned are incorporated into counterterrorism plans. over the last 12 years the new york city police department says it used more than $1.4 billion for training and equipment and is gathering intelligence with representatives in 11 cities around the world including paris. among the concerns muslim extremists estimated 18,000 foreign fighters returning from the world's...
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charles franklin of marquette university law has been keeping patterns for years. why did trump win? >> i think fundamentally he broke through with groups of voters that republicans had not managed to win or mobilize enough in previous elections. >> reporter: franklin says another big factor in president-elect trump's surprising wisconsin victory is that many democratic voters simply stayed home. in milwaukee county, secretary clinton got almost 50,000 fewer votes than president obama in 2012. >> the clinton campaign was operations and get-out-the-vote efforts. they weren't able to pull that off. >> reporter: franklin says another reason all the pollsters got it wrong is that 16% of wisconsin voters made up their minds in the very last week before election day. and, scott, they broke for mr. trump by about two to one. >> pelley: chip reid for us tonight. chip, thanks. in iraq, isis militants shot and iraq's second largest city. tuesday, the iraqi military found 100 bodies in a mass grave, many decapitated, some children. the u.s.-backed assault to free mosul is sim
charles franklin of marquette university law has been keeping patterns for years. why did trump win? >> i think fundamentally he broke through with groups of voters that republicans had not managed to win or mobilize enough in previous elections. >> reporter: franklin says another big factor in president-elect trump's surprising wisconsin victory is that many democratic voters simply stayed home. in milwaukee county, secretary clinton got almost 50,000 fewer votes than president...
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mohammad altaie was his father-in-law. >> reporter: a safer place. surveillance video caught four young men leaving the scene that night. police say one of them, this 17-year-old, was the shooter, and that he did not know al jumaili or his ethnicity but may have chosen him at random as paypack for an earlier shooghtd. the teenager admit he was there but denies pulling the trigger. >> reporter: police say more arrests are possible. scott, they're looking into whether the three other men who were seen leaving this apartment complex the night of the shooting should also be charged. >> pelley: manuel bojorquez in dallas. manuel, thanks very much. and now on to this. two years ago today, a little-known cardinal from argentina was elected pope and became one of the most popular religious leaders of our time. now in an anniversary interview with mexican television, francis makes some surprising revelations. here's allen pizzey. >> reporter: by his own account, he enjoyed his first two years as pope with one big exception-- "the only thing i would like," fra
mohammad altaie was his father-in-law. >> reporter: a safer place. surveillance video caught four young men leaving the scene that night. police say one of them, this 17-year-old, was the shooter, and that he did not know al jumaili or his ethnicity but may have chosen him at random as paypack for an earlier shooghtd. the teenager admit he was there but denies pulling the trigger. >> reporter: police say more arrests are possible. scott, they're looking into whether the three other...
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defending the law, perry lectured the republican base as heartless. >> but if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own i don't think you have a heart. >> reporter: on foreign policy, perry stumbled while answering a question he should have expected-- what if pakistan lost control of its nuclear weapons? >> yesterday we found out through admiral mullen that haqqani has been involved with next to... terrorist groups directly associated with the pakistani... country. so to have a relationship with india, to make sure india knows that they are an ally of the united states. for instance, when we had the opportunity to sell india the upgraded f-16s, we chose not to do that. we did the same thing with taiwan. >> reporter: now, despite that confusing answer, perry's advisors after the debate were saying they thought he did a great job. but today one advisor told me, scott, not to assume he's going to be at the next debate in two and a half weeks. >> pelley: jan, is this something the
defending the law, perry lectured the republican base as heartless. >> but if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own i don't think you have a heart. >> reporter: on foreign policy, perry stumbled while answering a question he should have expected-- what if pakistan lost control of its nuclear weapons? >> yesterday we found out through admiral mullen that haqqani has...
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law enforcement sources tell us holmes dyed his hair like batman's foe the joker. >> i was in the second row. >> reporter: shortly after the movie began, corbin date saw someone get up and leave through an emergency exit. >> i noticed a guy who was sitting to the far right went out to the emergency exit, which is unusual. >> reporter: parked outside the door was holmes' car. inside, an arsenal. he put in a helmet, bullet-proof vest, leg protection and armed himself. >> an a.r.-15 assault rifle, a remington 870 shotgun, 12 gauge shotgun, and a .40 caliber glock handgun. >> reporter: aurora police chief dan oates. >> i imagine i will be asked how many rounds were fired. my answer is we have no capability now of calculating that number. there were many, many rounds fired. >> reporter: at roughly 12:30, the suspect reentered theater nine through the emergency exit door to the right of the movie screen. he lobbed one or two canisters that exploded in the audience and emitted smoke or gas. >> the door swings wide open, the emergency exit door, somebody walks in dressed all in black. helmet, ga
law enforcement sources tell us holmes dyed his hair like batman's foe the joker. >> i was in the second row. >> reporter: shortly after the movie began, corbin date saw someone get up and leave through an emergency exit. >> i noticed a guy who was sitting to the far right went out to the emergency exit, which is unusual. >> reporter: parked outside the door was holmes' car. inside, an arsenal. he put in a helmet, bullet-proof vest, leg protection and armed himself....